your car is a more powerful weapon than your handgun. I'd only consider my gun when I can't drive.
E.g. fall back with your front axle to the height of his rear axle and then give his car a little tip with your's and off he spins. Couldn't do that with my Glocks.

Interesting thread.....I ride a motorcycle a lot. Not one of them big noisy Harley, or fat cruising bikes, but either a crotch rocket (Aprilia Falco) or one of my Dual Sport bikes...I also carry. (Usually my Kimber Ultra).

When I was in SoCal lane splitting was just the normal way off life, and most drivers understood it was legal (and IMO the safest way to ride a bike). However when I move to soggy Washington last year, what a bunch of temperamental drivers. Even the slow Harley riders have an attitude that they want to slow and block as much traffic as possible. I think drivers training teaches to never move to the right lane.

I have been riding bikes on the road, track, and desert for over 50 years, (yeah I'm a really old guy), and nothing much intimidates me. I have had people that just scream and yell at me because I change lanes and accelerate right by them in a second. (They were thinking about it, but no signal yet if ever). Probably because of my age (you know when you get this old you are just cantankerous by nature) I sometime throw a little napalm on the situation. , but having the skills and performance allows me to have the confidence I can accelerate out of any situation.

Never once have I even given a thought to reaching for a weapon while riding. Twice I have called 911 when people were trying to steal a race bike off a trailer in a motel. I then stepped outside with my weapon and put the people on the ground until the police arrived. (I have a vibration monitor that alerts me in my room if the bike is even touched.)

I guess I got an overdose of that competitive gene, because in these "road rage" situation, I do not get the least emotional. I am pretty much in my Zen mode, but will play with people that seem to get upset over nothing.

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